ariadnes_string | Entries tagged with holmes 09

I got tagged yesterday morning for

come_at_once, the 24-hour porn challenge. Here is what I came up with (more fluff than porn, I'm afraid).

Displacement: Or, A Watery Problem Solved (955 words) by ariadnes_string
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Downey films)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Bathtubs
Summary:

Watson put the whiskey glass on floor beside him, and leant his head back against the tub, enjoying the silence. No rapid-fire questions, no dizzying leaps of logic: peace.

It did not last.

On the way back from our weekend trip to NYC, I got tagged for the

come_at_once twenty-four hour porn challenge, with the prompt, "don't you touch that." It was a little touch-and-go to meet the time limit, but I posted this this morning:

Five Times Holmes told Watson not to Touch (and one time he begged him to) (1283 words) by ariadnes_string
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Downey films)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Additional Tags: Sex Pollen, Established Relationship
Summary:

What it says on the tin.

I'm hoping to post a bit of fic for each night of Hanukah. This is the first night, and the first fic, in a slight change of plans, is the first half of a long-overdue auction fic. Sherlock/Jewish!Lestrade will commence tomorrow.

Happy Hanukah, folks!

Title: The Adventure of the Tattooed Fighter (1/2)
Rating: PG-13
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes (Ritchie ‘verse), Hawaii Five-O.
Pairings: Holmes/Watson established relationship
Warnings: drug use.
Spoilers: none.
Word count: ~5.3K this section
Disclaimer: not mine, no profit.
a/n: this is an extremely late fic for the wonderful, patient, talented

tailored_shirt for her generous donation to

help_brazil. With any luck the second half will arrive before the end of the year.
a/n: thanks to

calamitycrow for the speedy, helpful beta!

Summary:
“Who is he?” Watson asked.
“They call him the Tahitian,” Holmes replied, eyes fixed on the bout.

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Hey--I've completed my first fanfic bingo card ever! For

hc_bingo --though apparently someone forgot to tell me it wasn't fever_dream_bingo, 'cause I seem to be kinda a one-trick pony like that *facepalm*

List of fills below the cut:
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In which TV is fun.

Merlin 3.06

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SPN 6.05

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H50 1.05
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I hear that Fringe is keeping the angst flag flying for us all, and I enjoyed 3.02. I meant to watch 3.03 on Friday, but got sidetracked by a dl of Benedict Cumberbatch, in all his gingery, posh, non-Sherlockian glory, hosting “Have I Got News for You.” Y’all know how I feel about the Cumber-voice, so you can imagine how much fun I had hearing him drawl-growl his way through words like “retaliatory” (which I now know has about a thousand more syllables in England than it does here—a fact about which I have no complaints). Except now I’m even more behind with Fringe.

But, I dunno, Benny, the competition is back in town—y’all saw the RDJ/JL set pics y/y? I may have to do a dueling Sherlock post soon.

One more Holmes/Watson fic I had to get out of my system before starting other projects....

Title: The Old Complaint
Rating/warnings: PG-13. Holmes/Watson established relationship. The rating is for the smallest bit of dirty talk.
Word Count: ~5.8K
Disclaimer: not mine, no profit.

Summary: Whenever Holmes told the story later, he always paused at this point and said, “and that’s when everything descended into farce,” with a dry chuckle. At the time, however, it had not seemed a laughing matter.

a/n: a fill for the “bodyguards” prompt on my

hc_bingo card.
a/n: the term “bodyguard” has had its present meaning since 1704.
a/n: movie!verse characterizations, I’m afraid.
a/n: much gratitude, as always, to my wonderful beta,

calamitycrow

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Author:

ariadnes_string
Title: The Silver Answer
Rating: Light R
Warnings/additional pairings: n/a
Summary: A chance encounter with a mesmerist has unexpected consequences for Holmes and Watson.
Word Count: 11,381
Disclaimer: Not mine, no profit.

a/n: This fic is a version of ACD’s own story, The Parasite, remixed for Holmes/Watson.
a/n: Title and epigraph from EBB
a/n: Written for the

hw09_exchange.
a/n: A huge thank you to my inestimable beta,

calamitycrow, not just for all the usual beta things, but for all the extra handholding that is for some reason attendant on me writing Holmes/Watson fic.

…a mystic shape did move
Behind me, and drew me backward by the hair
And a voice said in mastery, while I strove…
Guess now who holds thee?...Death, I said, but there
The silver answer rang…not Death but Love.

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I just checked, and I haven't posted any Sherlock Holmes fic since February O_O But that doesn't mean I haven't been writing any! Here is the shorter of two fics I wrote for the

hw09_exchange (reveals went up yesterday). I'll post the other, longer, fic in a couple of days.

Title: A Beautiful Pea-Green Boat.
Rating: PG
Word count: 2,967.
Disclaimer: Not mine, no profit
Summary: A man could survive for a month without food; without water--two weeks if he were lucky. An open boat in the North Atlantic did not count as luck.

a/n: Some hand-waving may have occurred vis-à-vis the actual medical details of exposure. More notes at the end of the fic.
a/n: written for the

hw09_exchange for

lavvyan
a/n: many thanks, as always, to

calamitycrow for the beta, and everything else.

A Beautiful Pea-Green Boat

"In retrospect, Holmes, this may not have been the best idea."

"Hindsight is always perfect, Watson. Now kindly shut up and row."

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This week’s essay topic is: sick!Watson vs. sick!Wilson. Compare, contrast, discuss. Papers will be due Friday.

But, seriously: y’all have probably noticed that one weird side-effect of my trip down the rabbit-hole of Sherlock Holmes fandom has been that I’ve started paying attention to House, MD again, a show I haven’t thought about at all since its first season (albeit in a somewhat scattershot way).

So, in honor of

med_cat’s lovely fill of my request for malarial!Watson, Another Curse of our Indian Possessions , and in celebration of my pan-fandom love for a certain kind of h/c, here are some recs. All are older fics, and you’ve probably read them if you know the fandoms, but if not, enjoy!

five recs behind the cut:
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Title: Nothing Between Us and the New World, 3/3 (COMPLETE)
Rating: R, slash
Warnings: None
Genre: casefic, romance
Word count: ~3.3K, this part; ~9.8 for the whole fic.
Disclaimer: not mine, no profit.
Summary: An old army buddy convinces Holmes and Watson to investigate a series of robberies at his inn on the Cornish coast. Watson is sure Holmes has only agreed to cheer him up after Mary’s death, but there may be more going on under the surface.

Notes: same as before
a/n: most excellent beta’ing and some help with the basics courtesy of

calamitycrow.

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Nothing Between Us and the New World

part one
part two

part three
in one post on AO3

Title: Nothing Between us and the New World, 2/3.
Genre: casefic, romance
Rating: PG, this part; R for the fic overall.
Warnings: none.
Word count: ~3.8K, this part.
Disclaimer: not mine, no profit.
Summary: An old army buddy convinces Holmes and Watson to investigate a series of robberies at his inn on the Cornish coast. Watson is sure Holmes has only agreed to cheer him up after Mary’s death, but there may be more going on under the surface.

Notes: same as before
a/n: super-fast beta, judicious pruning and Victori-picking by

calamitycrow.

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Title: Nothing Between Us and the New World 1/3
Genre: casefic, romance
Rating: G for this part; everybody cross their fingers we make it up to R by part 3.
Warnings: none.
Word count: ~2.7K (this part)
Disclaimer: Not mine, no profit
Summary: An old army buddy convinces Holmes and Watson to investigate a series of robberies at his inn on the Cornish coast. Watson is sure Holmes has only agreed to cheer him up after Mary’s death, but there may be more going on under the surface.

a/n: Boscastle is a real place, of course, but I’ve played very fast and loose with local geography—no offense meant to anybody who knows the area well.
a/n: set after the movie ‘verse. I apologize in advance for any injuries to book canon.
a/n: thanks, as always, to

calamitycrow for the last-minute beta and the hand-holding!

a/n: written for the lovely and generous

gabsy as part of the

help_haiti auction fundraiser, who was also kind enough to wait a bit for the next two parts (they should be up by the end of the week). I hope you enjoy it, bb!

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No, not Sherlock Holmes wearing a thigh holster. Sadly, ‘cause you know I would be all over that fic. But until the day someone writes that beautiful story, here's a few of each.

Thigh holster aka End 'Verse Dean/Cas(s) first:

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Title: Body Blows
Rating/genre: pg (pre-slash); h/c.
Word Count: ~2.5K
Disclaimer: not mine, no profit
a/n: set in a vaguely pre-movie, pre-Mary era.
a/n: beta’d by the wonderful

calamitycrow--thanks, as always, babe.
a/n: I started this for a prompt at the

sherlockkink meme for an overprotective Holmes. But then I completely lost track of the meme, and this morphed into a sequel to A Cold Night Out (though there’s no need to have read that one to understand this one).
a/n: I think I’ve gotten all the suffering!Watson out of my system now—I’m hoping the next H/W fic I write will be a lot peppier. If you know what I mean. And I think you do.

Summary: Holmes traced cool fingers across Watson’s brow. “Just memories,” he said, voice as light and dry as ever, “stirred by the fever. Just memories.”

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So, the Sherlock Holmes movieverse seems to have eaten my brain for the past couple of weeks. I mean, I’d always suspected that Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes was going to be a treat, but who knew giving Jude Law a mustache, a sword-cane and an inconsistent limp was going to be such a boon to humanity? Or something like that.

I can’t say I’ve read exhaustively through the reams of fic that have been coming out, or even dipped into the impressive century's worth of previous stories (it was the first fandom, after all), but I wanted to pass on a few things I’ve enjoyed. Y’all probably know my tastes: hurt, then comfort, and then, apparently, in this case, sex.

The slash is working for me in this pairing more than it usually does. I blame RDJ and JL again—you just look at those guys and know they’ve done everything. Twice.

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Title: The Things We Say With Our Hands
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Rating: R
Genre: h/c
Word Count: 1,562
Disclaimer: Not mine, no profit
a/n: Written as a comment fic for

roque_clasique's birthday comment fic meme. Happy birthday, roque! The prompt was: Watson has trouble with his leg on a daily basis, and he tries to downplay it, to Holmes and to himself. Holmes, however, is too observant to miss anything, but he humors Watson and pretends he doesn't notice... but he's sneaky and makes everything easier for him, when he can. Who could resist!
a/n: Yes, the rating and pairing up there are not typos: this is actual, though very mild, slash--a first for me, and I am blushing like a Victorian maiden. Be gentle, 'kay? *runs and hides*

Summary: They never spoke of it.

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Yup.

I feel like I left a lot of prompts here and there at the end of 2009, and didn't fill any. So, in the interests of reciprocity, or accountability, or something, I'm starting the new year off right by filling a prompt from the

afterthecold comment fic meme: Holmes, for whatever reason (falling into the Thames? getting knocked over the head by a villain? staying out too long on a case?) gets hypothermia. Watson has to warm him up. Optional misunderstanding with Mrs. Hudson entirely welcome.

There's no Mrs. Hudson, but a lot of PTSD!limping!Watson along with cold!Holmes--though that's not really the same thing at all, is it?

Never written in this fandom before...saw the movie, but haven't read the stories for years. Apologies in advance for any injuries to canon.

Title: A Cold Night Out
Rating: pg, gen
Genre: shameless h/c, hypothermia!fic
Word count: ~2K
Disclaimer: not mine, no profit.
Summary: Just another night on the town...

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